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Which term was defined as the withdrawal of a part from its normal position?

Ordered: Zofran 0.15mg/kg q 8hrs PRN Your client weighs 53kg.  Pyxis: Zofran injection 4mg/ 2ml.  How many mg do you offer? Round to the nearest whole number.

The client has a fluid restriction of 1500ml per day.  This order begins at 00:00 and ends at 23:59.  Since midnight (00:00), the client has received a total of 1180ml. You have just given the client their evening meds with a 100ml flush of free water.  The client is now requesting ice chips. How many mls of ice chips can the client have before 23:59? (Complete the math only, and round to the nearest whole number).

Ordered: Azithromycin 500mg PO BID x 4 days. Pyxis: 250mg tablets. How many tablets do you give? (Round to the nearest whole number)

Ordered: Levothyroxine 50mcg/day PO x 2 days. Pyxis: 25mcg tablets. How many tablets do you give? (Round to the nearest whole number)

Ordered: “1g Azithromycin PO x1 NOW”   Pyxis: 250mg tablets. How many tablets are you administering? Round to the nearest whole number.

Order: Penicillin G Potassium 1.4 million units IV every 6 hours. Pyxis: 20,000,000 units per vial. **** You will reconstitute with 11.5 mls of sterile water. **** Using the label below, how many Units are in each mL after you have reconstituted the vial?   

Ordered: 100 Units/kg SQ of Epogen Pyxis: 4000 Units/ml vials. The client weighs 60kg. How many mls will you give? (Round to the nearest tenth)

Which of the following is not a reasonable justification for performing a necropsy?

Cosmetic necropsies refer to